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Turkey - EWL members concerned at arrest of feminist academic, Professor Bü?ra Ersanl?

Posted on 5 November 2011 |

[Istanbul, 02 November 2011] The national coordination of the EWL in Turkey is concerned with the recent arrest of Professor Bü?ra Ersanl?, an esteemed feminist academic with a pro-peace perspective who has been involved with the women’s movement, and calls for international awareness of the detrimental impact of authoritarian policies on gender equality in Turkey.
The Association for Training and Supporting Women Candidates (KA-DER) encourages women’s rights advocates in Turkey to stand (...) Read more
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Croatia - Gender policies in the context of the forthcoming elections and EU membership

Posted on 5 November 2011 |

[Zagreb, 25 October 2011] In light of the approaching Election Day as well as EU accession referendum, EWL member organisation in Croatia, the Centre for Women’s Studies in Zagreb, organised a round table on the topic of gender policies.
The logic behind the event was to present and evaluate gender policies in preelection programmes of the two most powerful partiers on Croatian political scene – Croatian democratic Community and Socialist Democrat Party. The other point that the organisers (...) Read more
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EWL-UN event raises awareness on trafficking for sexual exploitation

Posted on 28 October 2011 |

[Brussels, 28 October 2011] On Thursday 27 October, the EWL, in partnership with UNRIC and UN WOMEN Brussels Office, hosted an event on violence against women and trafficking in the Harlan Levey Projects Gallery in Brussels. The event took place in the context of the exhibition of the finalists of the United Nations ad competition “Say NO to Violence Against Women” and the 5th EU Anti-Trafficking Day (18 October 2011).
EWL Secretary General Cécile Gréboval highlighted the intrinsic links (...) Read more
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The EP supports the new equality legislation blocked by member states since 2009

Posted on 28 October 2011 |

[Social Platform, Brussels, 26 October 2011] On October 25 the EP voted on the Kósa report on Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020. The MEPs voted according to Social Platform’s call against Amendment 1 which endangered the right to equality for all in the EU because it contradicted paragraph 53 supporting the directive for legal protection against discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, religion or belief and sexual (...) Read more
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EWL and partners announce a European Parliament hearing on family reunification legislation

Posted on 27 October 2011 |

[Brussels, 27 October 2011] The European Women’s Lobby (EWL), the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) are delighted to announce a Hearing at the European Parliament entitled “Family Reunification legislation in Europe: is it discriminatory for migrant women?”, on 10 November 2011. The Hearing will be open for anybody who wishes to attend, and promises to provide a lively debate on the current situation of how family (...) Read more
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Vacancy: Internship in Communications for Women’s Rights at the EWL Secretariat (deadline: 13 November 2011)

Posted on 27 October 2011 |

[Brussels, 27 October 2011] The Brussels-based EWL Secretariat is seeking to recruit a full time paid intern with expertise in Communications for Women’s Rights for the first half of 2012, starting 9 January 2012.
To apply, please complete the application form and return it by e-mail to: ewl@womenlobby.org, mentioning in the subject line ‘Application for paid internship’.
NB: CVs and applications sent by post will not be considered. The deadline for applications is 13 November 2011. (...) Read more
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EWL: Trio EU Presidency needs to strengthen its commitment to gender equality

Posted on 26 October 2011 |

[Brussels, 25 October 2011] Poland, Denmark, and Cyprus, the Member States leading the EU from July 2011 to December 2012, have released a joint declaration on gender equality. The EWL calls on the Trio Presidency to back its commitment with concrete proposals and strong leadership and reminds that gender equality is not only an economic question.
The Trio Presidency Declaration, presented at the informal meeting of the Ministers for Gender Equality and Family Affairs on 21 October in (...) Read more
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EWL publishes Barometer analysing National Action Plans on Violence against Women

Posted on 20 October 2011 |

[Brussels, 21 October 2011] The European Women’s Lobby is pleased to unveil its 2011 Barometer on National Action Plans (NAPs) on violence against women.
Thanks to the work and expertise of the experts to the EWL Observatory on violence against women, the EWL has produced a strong policy document analysing NAPs on violence against women.
The Barometer aims to take stock of existing NAPs, voice NGO satisfaction with the consultation process held by their government when (...) Read more
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EWL finalises preparations for Board meeting and seminar on "The other half of gender – Masculinities and men’s role towards equality"

Posted on 20 October 2011 |

[Brussels, 21 October 2011] Today, 40 EWL Board members from across Europe will descend on Brussels in order to spend the weekend discussing the future orientations of the organisation. Meetings of the EWL Executive and Membership Committee will also take place on the sidelines of the Board. In addition, the Saturday afternoon will be dedicated to the traditional EWL capacity-building seminar, which on this ocasion will also be open to the public. The discussions on the theme of men and (...) Read more
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Launch of Portuguese petition and actions ‘Together for a Europe Free from Prostitution’

Posted on 20 October 2011 |

[Brussels, 21 October 2011] On 20 October, the Portuguese National Coordination of the EWL, the Portuguese Platform for Women’s Rights, PpDM.
Federica Rodrigues, from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), presented the IOM’s awareness raising campaigns against trafficking. She screened the IOM’s clip against trafficking in South Africa, which you can watch here. Talking about the link between migration and trafficking in IOM’s (...) Read more